APDVS Medical Student & Resident Recruitment

Adhoc Committee Report

• Christopher Healy• Jonathan Bath• Rebecca Kelso• Mal Sheahan• Erica Mitchell• Kevin Taubman• Mark Mattos

Committee Members

• Recruitment strategies for medical students and general surgical residents– Mentorship – VS Interest groups

• Simulation programs

– Scholarship programs• VAM• GORE grant- pilot at 3 regional societies

Mission

New England Society for Vascular Surgery

• Scholarship Program– 20 scholarships (travel expenses)

• Medical students and surgical residents

– “Professor Rounds session”• Case presentations to society leadership

New England Society for Vascular Surgery

• Scholarship Recipients 2017– Nkiruka Arinze, Boston Medical Center– Afsha Aurshina, Yale University School of Medicine – Adam Brownstein, Yale University School of Medicine – Calvin Chao, University of Massachusetts Medical School – Ahra Cho, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth– Tristen Chun, Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital– Saman Doroodgar Jorshery, Yale University School of Medicine– Shernaz Dossabhoy, University of Massachusetts Medical School– Emily Fan, University of Massachusetts Medical School – Robert Gakwaya, University of Massachusetts Medical School – Kathleen Leinweber, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth – Desiree Picone, Rhode Island Hospital – Chien Yi Max Png, Mount Sinai School of Medicine – Sourav Podder, University of Massachusetts Medical School– Sneha Subramaniam, Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai– Sean Sun, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth– Karissa Tauber, Dartmouth Medical School – Parth Trivedi, Mount Sinai School of Medicine– Gregory Whitcher, Robert Larner College of Medicine/UVM– Huili Zhu, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth

2015-2017 MVSS Medical Student Education & Participation Program

“Introducing Vascular Surgery as a Career Choice”

Program Goals

• Introduce Vascular Surgery as a Career Choice

• Provide opportunity for medical students to meet other medical students with interest in vascular surgery

• Provide opportunity for medical students to meet members and leaders of MVSS

• Provide medical students a forum to discuss opportunities for mentorship, research and vascular surgery residency and fellowship positions.

Program Skills Objectives

• Introduce concept of vascular skills training as a method to enhance the medical school educational experiences

• Provide basic vascular skills training – Safe, stress-free environment

• Answer questions about vascular surgery

• Help you consider a career in vascular surgery

2015-2017 Program Participants

• 99 Medical Students (MS1-MS4)– 21 Midwest Medical Schools

• 41 Vascular Surgery Faculty (volunteer) – 18 Midwest Institutions– Academic Centers– Community Practices– 9 Program Directors – 7 Chairs

Program Content • 4-hour Formal Program

• 10 Didactic Lectures

• Career Choice Discussions

• Basic Vascular Surgery Skills Training

– 5 Hands-on Skill Stations• Knot Tying, Forceps Handling, Needle Driving/ Needle

Accuracy Placement, Vascular Repair, Open and Endovascular Demonstrations

• Expert Simulation Training Demonstrations

Presentations 1. How Vascular Surgery Programs Differ from Interventional Radiology and

Interventional Cardiology Programs2. Career Choices, Lifestyle Issues, and Job Opportunities3. Maximizing Your Vascular Surgery Rotation Experiences, Education, and

Research as a Medical Student4. Vascular Surgery Surgical Skills and Simulation Training in Medical School 5. External Rotations, Subinternships, Tips for Interviews and the Match

Application6. Mentorship and Strategic Networking Opportunities in the Midwest and

MVSS7. Vascular Surgery Training Programs – Residency (0+5) vs. Fellowship (5+2):

Was I ready to practice vascular surgery?8. A Day in the Life of a 0+5 Vascular Surgery Resident: 9. A Day in the Life of a 5+2 Vascular Surgery Fellow: 10. Community vs. Academic-based Training Programs: Community Perspective 11. Community vs. Academic-based Training Programs: Academic Perspective

Answers to FAQ1. What is Vascular Surgery?

2. What does the specialty of vascular surgery encompass?

3. What type of procedures does a vascular surgeon perform?

4. What are the current training pathways in vascular surgery?

5. When should I begin the process for searching and applying for a vascular residency or

vascular surgery fellowship position?

6. Is having a vascular surgery mentor important?

7. How do I obtain a vascular surgery mentor at my institution?

8. Is doing vascular surgery research in medical school important?

9. How do I become involved with vascular research at my institution?

10. What medical student-specific research meetings are available to me?

Answers to FAQ11. How do I become involved with my local, state, regional and national vascular surgical

societies?

12. Are there scholarship opportunities available to me to help me attend meetings?

13. How do I obtain vascular surgery surgical skills training in medical school?

14. How do I choose between vascular residency vs. vascular fellowship?

15. When do I start the application process?

16. What are vascular residency or fellowship training programs looking for in a medical

student or general surgery resident?

17. How do I make myself a good candidate for a vascular residency or fellowship?

18. Who do I talk to at my medical school to get involved with vascular surgery?

19. Why is it important to get started in vascular surgery skills training early in my career?

20. How do I start a vascular surgical interest group at my medical school?

Skills Stations Knot Tying

Forceps Handling

Needle Driving Accuracy

Vascular Repair

Close wound using instrument tied knotsTie 2-handed knots at surface and depth

Drive 2-0 needle and suture through black dots in a continuous fashion Use forehand or backhand

handgrip

Drive a needle through bulls-eyes in adirect and indirect direction

Use forehand or backhand handgrip technique

Drive 6-0 needle and suture through black dotsin a continuous technique

Use Castro-Viejo needle drivers

Didactic Lectures

“Hands-on” Program

Skills Training - 1:3 to 1:1 ratio

Expert Demonstration

Smiles Everywhere!

This is fun!

Have Fun, Enjoy YourselfConsider Vascular Surgery as a Career

We are better for you!

Conclusion

• Well received program

• Currently evaluating student career choices

• Planning 4th Annual Program

• MVSS Medical Student Education Committee Bernadette Aulivola Jonathan Bath Senthil Jayarajan